SMSL DO200 Pro DAC Review - More Chips Than a Bag o' Doritos, and Possibly More Delicious
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- čas přidán 31. 07. 2024
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Timestamps...
00:00 Intro, Pricing, Disclaimer
01:18 Shameless Self Promotion
01:50 A Dozen Chips! & Takeaways
03:06 Features & Specs
04:31 Build & Unit Tour
07:57 Test Gear
11:37 Sound
15:22 Single Ended Performance
17:21 Comparison with SMSL DO100 Pro
19:18 Comparison with SMSL DO300
21:05 Comparison with Schiit Bifrost 2/64
24:51 Final Thoughts
Thanks for the review! I appreciate your honesty! I like the new chi-fi stuff. Just goes to show that the big boys need to step up their game! Future cheap chi-fi sub $500 DACs may out perform $1500 - $2500 DACs in 5 yrs.
As always great review Wave Theory .
Just got this off Aoshida's store on Aliexpress for $311 shipped to NJ. $40 savings from store + $50 savings from holiday + some additional coin savings here and there. Thanks again Wave Theory! I wait around and only purchase things that come once in a while that is good and this seems to be it, though I can't say for Topping following suite.
Sounds like a fine product, glad to hear its a quality competitor.
Great and honest review.🎉congratulations for the brutal honesty ❤
Thank you for a great review. I think I have found the dac I want to upgrade to.
I really hope they send you the do400 to see how it measures up. Great review.
Thank you for the video.👌👍
Great review. Keep up the good work. I can't help but think that perhaps some of the companies are starting to pick up on the feed back and tuning more organicaly vs analytic. The SMSLs & Toppings have always been pretty good with build quality and feature sets to get a different tuning from them now is very interesting, even if it is just via some models. Vareity is good.
Arghh this never stops, there’s always a new thing to pull you back in!!
Another Review That Only a Wave Theory can do, Thanks again for the hard work tou make it look easy but we know its not.
thanks for another epic review and the great title! I wonder how this compares to sth like a dual es9039 pro device in terms of soundstage depth and layering. Anyways, hope its nothing to worry about at your right eye, btw.
I have one kislux bag I got in 2019, it's the LV white catogram speedy. It's counter quality and it has a nice honey patina now, so the leather is real. I think whatever makes you happy go for it. I've seen LV with plastic leather and blood red glaze...
Thank you for the detailed review. I had the DO300 and I agree with you that highs sounded very aggressive, which caused me fatigue after a while listening, so I returned. Anyway I have no XLR connection, only SE. Do you think DO200 Pro is still the best recommendation?
What do you think about this Do200 pro with G111 MKII? I was waiting for you to do that comparisons since you typically do comparisons with this amp around this price range.
How is it compared to topping d70 pro octo in sound performance?
Because it's a pre-amp/DAC are both RCA and Balanced outs variable? There's no pass through?
Which DAC makes you feel satisfied in sound
hello do you expect review of topping dx9? Thanks for answer.
If you like this im really curious your thoughts on vmv d2r. It has a ROHM chip. Its amazing to my ears
Hey wave, just asking, i have the modi multibit 2, is this a consistent upgrade? thx
Do you think it's better than the SMSL vmv d1se2?
vs smsl 9 ultra which better?
Always enjoy your resolving insight. Have you heard the Earmen Tradutto? I've had mine in my rig for about two years. It's on fire.
Earmen is a brand I haven't had the privilege of hearing yet. Hopefully someday.
@@wavetheorysound very good
もし同じことをTharbamarが言っても私は一切信用しないけど、WaveTheoryがここまで褒めるなら、DO200Proは「ホンモノ」なんだろうね
How can you tolerate his English (tharbamar) pronunciation? I can't stand him.
@@jayem1826
He(tharbamar) is just a docile automaton tamed by puerile consumerism
@@jayem1826
He (Tharbamar) is just a docile automaton tamed by puerile consumerism. Nothing more, nothing less. And also, one fails to understand that English as a lingua franca is nothing more than a mere transitional linguistic imperialism are also nothing more than a puppet cognition-hijacked by puerile, decrepit conditioning.
”One believes things because one has been conditioned to believe them... People believe in God because they have been conditioned to believe in God”
Aldous Huxley, Brave New World
I feel like Bifrost is due for an update, when SMSL is trading blows for half the cost 😳
Your comparative impression and evaluation of DO200 Pro and DO100 Pro are interesting. Specwise, DO 200 Pro is slightly inferior to DO 100 Pro in terms of distortion but slightly superior to the latter in terms of DR and SNR.
Great. Wonderful. It never ends. Had been wanting the jnog2 socketed with sparkos. Then changed to wanting the Aune x8 VII with Sparkos mainly because it's available in my 3rd world location and it's a little less expensive. Now this SMSL comes out and it's similar in price. (A in Japanese is ou like in ouch. Ouohshesah). Sorry. 30 yrs of living in Japan and studying the language. You want to mispronounce , French, Spanish? No problem. 😅
Professor, thank you for the DAC review.❤
I’m not sure if it will replace my Lynx Hilo, however. 😅
Wave, do you think there is a difference in sound quality when using hdmi-arc vs optical from a tv. Have you tried to compare?
On my system arc sounds better but optical is more reliable. On multiple dacs the arc has had great clarity and detail but brief periodic audio dropouts. Optical is not quite as clean or clear but is stable. I think the dropouts are most likely because of my dinosaur of a plasma TV haha.
I see, thanks. Pretty cool to see a dac with arc at this price point! Arc is perhaps more a thing for surround systems making use of dolby atmos, but interesting that it also improves stereo. Want to try!
@@jensjensen1009 I think you're right. HDMI ARC was originally intended for, and probably still most at home with, smart TVs that have internal streaming apps to be connected to a surround sound system. Now only in very recent generations of DACs are some DAC makers realizing that audiophiles use their headphone/hi-fi systems for watching and gaming to a level large enough to start including ARC connections on DACs. If you saw my Fiio K19 review, the one thing that's missing is the ability to downmix a multichannel bitstream signal. There are licensing issues with that I'm sure, but to me that's the next step for even more seamless integration into the video side of things.
Hi Wave,
How does the bifrost 2/64 compare to the K19?
👍🌟👍
Another review desribed the sound as clean and precise but missing some richness in the mids..you call it natural and organic. Bit confused now 😊
i had Schiit Bifrost 2/64 and SMSL DO300 i really didn't like bifrost i dont know why everyone hold it in such high regard i could literally hear the noise floor of the dac and it had fuzzy large imaging it simply didnt sound good even in the 200 dollar dac range from topping or smsl beat it on every sonic trait to my ears apart from soundstage now i have holo audio cyan 2 miles ahead Bifrost sure it cost abit more but its just better...
Rhymes with Lassie or Cassie or sassy.
You said in most cases you "hate/real dislike" Chinese DACs, what a change? Chinese DAC has come a long way. Can even improve further into the future. Considering all Chinese DACs' prices, the DACs from the west should watch out.
I have the 100 pro and find it a bit shouty.
Why can't these companies just come out with a good single-ended only option. I just feel like I'm paying more to used a gimped version of my purchase. Appreciate it's closer but it's still subpar. Someone should do a survey on what output people use in this price range.